In the opening lines of the Qur’an, God, in the form of the angel jibreel (Gabriel) exhorts the prophet of Islam to read. Iqra! Bismi Rabbik Al-Ladhi Khalaq, read in the name of your Lord. Situated in a cave in Hira this veritable echo chamber, must have reverberated with the sounds of embryonic Islam, the… Continue reading Core Knowledge: the orphaning of knowledge

I think it is important to say what this is and is not. It is not an advocation of progressive techniques neither is it a refutation of traditional techniques. Rather it is an attempt to look at the polemics of educational discourse or rather educational blogging discourse. Progressive education is receiving a, some might say,… Continue reading Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel: Kirschner, Sweller and Clarke